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IP students need only to take O-level Higher Chinese (" gao hua") paper, in Year 4.


Even though IP students need not take any
O-level Standard Chinese ("bu-hua") in Year 3 whatsoever, but

If the IP students want (prefer) to take, are they allowed to, inside IP schools ?

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2 days ago,

on Thursday (18 June 2020),
June is mid-year,
Sec 3 HCL students sat for 2 hour duration paper,
O-level Standard Chinese.
How was the paper ?
Was this year, manageable or tough ?

[qms]

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2 days ago,

on Thursday (18 June 2020),
June is mid-year,
Sec 3 HCL students sat for 2 hour duration paper,
O-level Standard Chinese.
How was the paper ?
Was this year, manageable or tough ?

Sec 3 HCL students do not take the June O Level Standard Chinese papers. They only take the November papers.

Only Sec 4 students take the June papers.

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phtthp\" post_id=\"1981556\" time=\"1592642008\" user_id=\"35251:

2 days ago,

on Thursday (18 June 2020),
June is mid-year,
Sec 3 HCL students sat for 2 hour duration paper,
O-level Standard Chinese.
How was the paper ?
Was this year, manageable or tough ?

Sec 3 HCL students do not take the June O Level Standard Chinese papers. They only take the November papers.

Only Sec 4 students take the June papers.

👍🏻

[MerlionInGermany]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1981556\" time=\"1592642008\" user_id=\"35251:

IP students need only to take O-level Higher Chinese (\" gao hua\") paper, in Year 4.

Even though IP students need not take any
O-level Standard Chinese (\"bu-hua\") in Year 3 whatsoever, but

If the IP students want (prefer) to take, are they allowed to, inside IP schools ?

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However, there are some pupils who could have entered these IP schools at PSLE, by DSA or by Tscore, without taken HCL (PSLE) before, or their Chinese is not strong. They worried they may not do well in O-level HCL (Sec4) .
Hence, these students would still prefer to take O-level CL paper in Sec3 first, if possible.
Under such circumstances, these students may consult their Chinese HOD, discuss if they can be allowed by school / or by MOE approval, to take O-level CL (in Sec3), as well, on a case by case basis

The advice was to check with Chinese HOD.

[qms]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1981556\" time=\"1592642008\" user_id=\"35251:

IP students need only to take O-level Higher Chinese (\" gao hua\") paper, in Year 4.

Even though IP students need not take any
O-level Standard Chinese (\"bu-hua\") in Year 3 whatsoever, but

If the IP students want (prefer) to take, are they allowed to, inside IP schools ?

I am curious. Why would IP students want to take Standard Chinese O Level papers in Year 3 if they won't be taking O Levels in Year 4? :scratchhead:

[MerlionInGermany]

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phtthp\" post_id=\"1981556\" time=\"1592642008\" user_id=\"35251:

IP students need only to take O-level Higher Chinese (\" gao hua\") paper, in Year 4.

Even though IP students need not take any
O-level Standard Chinese (\"bu-hua\") in Year 3 whatsoever, but

If the IP students want (prefer) to take, are they allowed to, inside IP schools ?

I am curious. Why would IP students want to take Standard Chinese O Level papers in Year 3 if they won't be taking O Levels in Year 4? :scratchhead:

I think it is a hypothetical question.
Because quite simply,
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese, he/she would drop HCL and take O level CL in sec 4.
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese but somehow the school does not allow him/her to switch to CL, then this student will continue with HCL and go on to JC1 and take 2 Chinese exams in JC1, which I observe is quite standard across a few IP schools.

Also, if quite early on, the student does not think he/she wants to take HCL, he/she could prob opt to join IP schools that do not make HCL compulsory.

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MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1981583\" time=\"1592650556\" user_id=\"2964:

I think it is a hypothetical question.
Because quite simply,
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese, he/she would drop HCL and take O level CL in sec 4.
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese but somehow the school does not allow him/her to switch to CL, then this student will continue with HCL and go on to JC1 and take 2 Chinese exams in JC1, which I observe is quite standard across a few IP schools.

Also, if quite early on, the student does not think he/she wants to take HCL, he/she could prob opt to join IP schools that do not make HCL compulsory.

:thankyou:

So,

1. For a student who is weak in Chinese and chooses to take Standard Chinese, regardless of the O Levels results, the student still needs to take H1 Chinese in Year 5, right? So, is it compulsory for the student to take the O Levels Standard Chinese papers in the first place?

2. Which IP school does not make HCL compulsory?

[MerlionInGermany]

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MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1981583\" time=\"1592650556\" user_id=\"2964:

I think it is a hypothetical question.
Because quite simply,
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese, he/she would drop HCL and take O level CL in sec 4.
- if the IP student is not strong in Higher Chinese but somehow the school does not allow him/her to switch to CL, then this student will continue with HCL and go on to JC1 and take 2 Chinese exams in JC1, which I observe is quite standard across a few IP schools.

Also, if quite early on, the student does not think he/she wants to take HCL, he/she could prob opt to join IP schools that do not make HCL compulsory.

:thankyou:

So,

1. For a student who is weak in Chinese and chooses to take Standard Chinese, regardless of the O Levels results, the student still needs to take H1 Chinese in Year 5, right? So, is it compulsory for the student to take the O Levels Standard Chinese papers in the first place?

2. Which IP school does not make HCL compulsory?

1. I think yes, regardless of your O level Chinese results, you will still need to take H1 Chinese in JC1. But that does not mean you can skip the O level because if I am not mistaken, a min D7 grade in o level MT is the prerequisite to go to JC.

2. I know it is not compulsory in RGS to take from sec 1. And I am guessing it is not compulsory in the non SAP IP. Guess only, I dont really know people in non SAP IP except for RGS. And I think there are several schools that allow you to drop it along the way and switch to Chinese.

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MerlionInGermany:

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2. I know it is not compulsory in RGS to take from sec 1. And I am guessing it is not compulsory in the non SAP IP. Guess only, I dont really know people in non SAP IP except for RGS. And I think there are several schools that allow you to drop it along the way and switch to Chinese.

MiG has correctly guessed.